Occupational noise-induced hearing loss an African perspective

Within the well-documented understanding of occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) being a complex occupational health condition requiring the adoption of the complex interventions approach to management, challenges confronting hearing conservation programs (HCPs) within the African context...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Khoza-Shangase, Katijah, editor (editor), Moroe, Nomfundo F., editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town, South Africa : AOSIS [2022]
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009740857906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A call for a paradigm shift in hearing conservation programmes for the management of occupational noise-induced hearing loss in Africa
  • Confronting realities of hearing conservation programmes in South African mines
  • Risk factors for occupational noise-induced hearing loss in African mines: Arguing for contextualisation
  • Hearing conservation programmes implementation in African mining contexts: Occupational audiology in action
  • Complexities and challenges of different classifications of audiograms in the prevention of occupational noise-induced hearing loss
  • Hearing conservation programmes and the industrial revolutions
  • From manual to fully-automated systems and the impact of artificial intelligence: Effects of changes in mining practices on occupational noise-induced hearing loss in Africa
  • Hearing conservation programmes in the context of occupational health and safety in Africa
  • Hearing conservation programmes in the context of burden of disease in South African mines
  • Hearing conservation programmes in the context of tele-audiology in African mines
  • Best practice for hearing conservation programmes in Africa.